MSP Foundation

3 day course: non-residential

Suitable for
Any organization or individual seeing the need for a controlled approach to managing programmes. This course is suitable for programme directors, programme managers, programme support staff, business change managers and senior managers from any discipline involved in major business change wishing to obtain the Office of Government Commerce’s (OGC) Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) qualifications.

Summary
The UK Office of Government Commerce’s (OGC) MSP method is becoming accepted as the leading best practice programme management approach.

The Foundation qualification is for those who intend to work within a programme environment, who need to know the terminology used and some of the theory behind the practice.

The Practitioner qualification is for someone moving into programme management, and can be used as a stepping stone to move from basic concepts to a higher level of understanding. This course will also enable delegates wishing to perform other programme roles to gain the necessary skills and understanding.

The Advanced Practitioner qualification is for delegates who have current experience of programme management and knowledge of MSP and wish to develop their skills to the highest level. It is based on a complex multi-stakeholder scenario which bridges the private and public sectors and is, therefore, applicable to delegates from all types of organization.

Content
The principles, governance themes and transformational flow of the MSP Framework are all covered. Consolidation work is carried out, giving delegates an understanding of how MSP is applied in practice.

Objectives
At the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand the programme management environment
• Implement governance for programmes
• Integrate MSP processes into their own programmes
• Manage benefits delivery through programmes
• Design a programme management organization
• Sit the MSP exams.